Wednesday, 10 March 2010

UK Skynet military satellite system extended

Skynet 5, the UK's single biggest space project, is to be extended. The £3.6bn system, which provides secure satellite telecommunications to British armed forces, will be boosted by the addition of a fourth spacecraft.

Skynet 5D will be built in Portsmouth and Stevenage for a launch in 2013, most probably on an Ariane 5 rocket.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8556585.stm

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